HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-09-21, Page 7Drug education mandatory
Drug education will be mandatory in On-
tario schools starting in the 1989-90 school
year, Education Minister Chris Ward an-
nounced today.
As a first step toward better education,
the ministry will release a new draft cur-
riculum guideline on physical and health
education this month, Mr. Ward said.
Developed over - the past two years, the
guideline makes mandatory a number of
drug education topics from grades four
through 10.
Under the new guideline, education
about tobacco will be mandatory for
students from grades four through. 10. In
grades seven through 10, learning about
alcohol and drugs such as marijuana and
cocaine will be mandatory for the first
time.
"Teachers, school boards and many dif-
ferent organizations have been working to
get a strong anti-drug message across to
our children," Mr. Ward said. "But I
believe there is more to do. We have to try
to do a better job at drug education in our
schools."
In addition to the commitment to man-
datory drug education, Mr. Ward announc-
ed other initiatives to help Ontario schools
be leaders in drug education:
— the Ministry will take steps to ensure
that teachers hi�ee access . to up-to-date
resource lists of di"ug education materials;
— the Ministry will help cover the cost of
having one representative from each On-
taria4chool board attend this year's con-
ference of the Drug Education Co-
ordinating Council on October 31 and
November 1 in Toronto. Boards with
minority -language sections will be provid-
ed with subsidies for two representatives;
and
— the Ministry will strongly urge each On-
tario school board to develop a comprehen-
sive drug policy for its jurisdiction.
"It is my hope that these initiatives,
together with those already in place, will
help our schools enhance and protect the
health and well-being of all our students,"
said Mr. Ward.
New party enters race
Citing national identity, preservation of
the family unit and morality and integrity
in leadership as the basis of its political
platform, a new political party has entered
the federal race.
The Christian Heritage Party, calling
itself "the new alternative", held its first
convention in Hamilton in November of
1987 with 535 delegates in attendance. That
intitial meeting led to the establishment of
a local branch of the party in the Huron -
Bruce riding which held its founding
meeting in Londesboro on August 29 of this
year.
The Christian Hertiage Party is not com-
pletely a new idea. It was started in April
of 1986 in B.C. when some members of the
Pro -Life movement realized that their
ideals and objectives would never be
achieved in the federal government.
The aim of the party is to offer Cana-
dians a real choice by promoting a return
to the Judeo-Christian lifestyle or the
Christian Hertiage which was lived by our
forefathers.
Today, there are as many as 12,000
members Canada -wide and the
phenomenal growth of the party is at-
tributed to the socialogical changes which
have occurred in Canda over the last fif-
teen to twenty years.
In a statement to the press released by
the Huron -Bruce membership, the Chris-
tian Heritage Party is in favour of "strong
national identity and defence, morality
and integrity in leadership, fiscal' accoun-
tability, the preservation of the family as
the basic unit of society, wholesome
Biblical human relationships, freedom of
religion, speech and assembly and
cooperative labour relations".
The Huron -Bruce Christina Heritage
Party currently enjoys a membership of
over 100 and claims to be growing steadily.
The executive members of the party, as
voted in last month, include Mr. Ray Ver -
burg as president; vice president, Mr. Art
Boekee; Mrs. Arlene Salverda, secretary;
Mr. Henry Zekveld, treasurer; ,and direc-
tors, Mr. John Benjamins, Mr. Len Hor-
dyk, Mr. Cor Jansen VanDoorn, Mr. Ralph
Lubbers and Mr. Dylan Vandenassen.
Standpipe work.....
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be installed on the pole on the northeast
side of the arena and that the downspout
there be routed to the nearby storm sewer.
Also, the tree located between the gates
and the west side of the arena complex was
instructed to be removed by the PUC men.
Other dead and rotting trees in the village
will be removed by the George Flannagan
company. Tree removal is an annual task
ordered by council.
Schuoltrustees
At last week's meeting, it was establish-
ed that one trustee of the Bruce County
Board of i; ' +ion will represent Kinloss,
Lucknow, Culross and Teeswater while
one trustee, present on the Roman
Catholic Separate School Board, will
represent Culr ,ss, Huron, Kinloss,
Lucknow, Ripley ,end Teeswater.
While nomination day for the upcoming
municipal elections is yet a few weeks
away, neither the present reeve or any
councillors have given an indication that
they will seek re-election. Nominations are
to be received by October 17 in preparation
for the November election.
As is customary, the councillors have re-
mained relatively tight-liped regarding
their intentions.
Stolen bikes big business
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is seeking
the public's assistance in the investigation
of the theft of bicycles from throughout
Grey and Bruce Counties.
Police forces from throughout Grey and
Bruce Counties report that the theft of
bicycles is on the increase Bicycles of all
sizes, colors, and speeds have been stolen.
Most of the bikes are recovered, abandon-
ed somewhere. It would appear that most
are stolen used for a short time and then
discarded. These thefts mainly occur dur-
ing hours of darkness. The bicycles range
in value from $100 to $600, however this
does not include the cost of any damages.
The monitary cost of bicycles thefts in
Grey and Bruce for 1988 has reachd the
$20,000 mark. Not all bicycles have been
recovered and police are still looking for
the persons responsible. It is felt that some
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toll free at 1-800-265-3787. You don't have to
identify yourself, you will be issued with a
code number. No one will know who you
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